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Helpful and informative resources for anyone engaged in Christian mission and ministry, whether lay or ordained. Perfect books for ministers, priests, vicars, readers, teachers, Sunday-school assistants and clergy of all descriptions.

Whether you are Anglican, Methodist, Baptist, Protestant, Roman Catholic or Orthodox, you will find something here to help your ministry. Stimulate your congregation with the Gospel and grow God’s kingdom!

• Using Vintage Hymns in Worship: Hidden Treasures Rediscovered for Today’s Church

  by Gillian R. Warson

  Paperback £9.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-164-4

  Can hymn-singing continue as a flourishing tradition with old and new coexisting comfortably alongside each other? Gillian Warson invites us to see that vintage hymn texts should be lovingly preserved so that they can be enjoyed for generations to come.

  

• Fuzzy Church: Gospel and Culture in the North of England

  by Nigel Rooms and Elli Wort, and Philip North (foreword)

  Paperback £16.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-167-5

  Rooms and Wort analyse what the North actually is, and why we need to study our context if we want to understand more about God and God’s ways.

  

• Busking the Gospel: Ordained Ministry in Secular Employment

  by James M. M. Francis and Rosalind Brown (foreword)

  Paperback £14.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-155-2

  An in-depth theological reflection on Ministry in Secular Employment, offering practical help to enable such clergy (and the Church generally) to grow in the awareness of the creative scope and potential of this ministry.

  

• Priests in Secular Work: Participating in the “Missio Dei”

  by Jenny Gage

  Paperback £14.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-142-2

  A substantial theological exploration of priesthood in secular work and its significance for the future of the Church in the twenty-first century, in which Jenny Gage argues that priests in secular work (PSW) have a specific vocation, which is not to be subsumed under any church-based model of ordained ministry.

  

• Praying for the Earth: Remembering the Environment in our Prayers of Intercession

  by Rob Kelsey and Nicholas Holtam (foreword)

  Paperback £8.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-135-4

  A resource for congregations and for individual Christians who believe that environmental concerns should be an integral part of the public and private prayers of all Christian people.

  

• Knowing Christ: Christian Discipleship and the Eucharist

  by David R. Tomlinson ★★★★★

  Paperback £12.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-122-4

  The Eucharist is the central act of worship for many Christians. This accessible introduction will deepen the understanding and enrich the experience of all who partake.

  

• Resounding Body: Building Christlike Church Communities through Music

  by Andy Thomas ★★★★

  Paperback £12.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-112-5

  Combining recent theological reflection with practical advice, Andy Thomas describes how, according to St Paul, individuals and communities are transformed into the body of Christ, and how music-making enables this process.

  

• So We Live, Forever Bidding Farewell: Theology & Assisted Dying

  by John Parratt

  Paperback £12.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-109-5

  A re-evaluation of assisted dying from a theological perspective, relating theological issues to scientific, pastoral and practical concerns about the subject.

  

• God's Tent Pitched Among Us: A New Pattern for Rural Church Mission

  by Benjamin Carter and Helen-Ann Hartley (foreword) ★★★★★

  Paperback £12.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-097-5

  How can small rural churches respond with confidence to the opportunities and challenges for mission and ministry? As the Church focuses more and more on growth in urban areas, God’s Tent shows that flourishing exists throughout the Church, and particularly in small and rural contexts.​

  

• Following Christ: Sermons for the Christian Year

  by Robert Beaken

  Paperback £12.99 £10.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-082-1

  Well-crafted and inspiring sermons in the Anglo-Catholic tradition that offer food for thought for listeners and preachers alike.

  

• A New Lease of Life?: Anglican Clergy Reflect on Retirement

  by Tony Neal and Leslie J. Francis (editors)

  Paperback £19.99 £16.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-085-2

  What does retirement mean for Church of England clergy? Fourteen retired clergy reflect on their experiences in retirement and discuss the challenges and opportunities of this new stage of life.

  

• Keeping Watch for Kingfishers: God Stories

  by Jenny Wilson and Christopher Stoltz (foreword)

  Paperback £12.99 £10.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-073-9

  A collection of sermons that explore how we can learn to hear the voice of God in prayer, in the life of Jesus and in the human voice.

  

• Out of the Whirlwind: Innocent Pain as a Challenge to God

  by Adrian Roberts and Helen-Ann Hartley (foreword)

  Paperback £9.99 £8.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-067-8

  How can a merciful God can allow suffering and evil? A challenging and thoughtful reflection inspired by the book of Job.

  

• Dear Nicholas...: A Father's Letter to His Newly Ordained Son

  by Michael Henshall, Stephen Cottrell (foreword), and Nicholas Henshall (editor) ★★★★

  Paperback £8.99 £7.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-064-7

  A letter from a bishop to his newly-ordained son, revised for today's audience and with an epilogue by the original recipient (who is now Dean of Chelmsford) reflecting on ministry today.

  

• Into the Depths: A Chaplain's Reflections on Death, Dying and Pastoral Care

  by Rosie Deedes ★★★★★

  Paperback £12.99 £9.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-032-6

  Drawing on her experience of chaplaincy in prison, hospice and university contexts, Rosie Deedes reflects on the nature of good pastoral care and chaplaincy as a model of ministry for our time.

  

• The Diaconate in Ecumenical Perspective: Ecclesiology, Liturgy and Practice

  by D. Michael Jackson (editor), Frederick C. Bauerschmidt, et al. ★★★★

  Paperback £19.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-035-7

  A discussion of the historical development of the order of deacons, its theological basis in the Western and Eastern Churches, and the relevance and significance of the diaconate for the Church in the twenty-first century.

  

• The Beginning of Tomorrow: Call to the North – Churches Working Together in Mission

  by John Gaunt Hunter and David Bebbington (foreword)

  Paperback £14.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-029-6

  A unique account of a little-known yet momentous effort to join forces in proclaiming the gospel in a society shaped by increasing decline in church attendance and major social challenges.

  

• Growing Up into the Children of God: Exploring the Paradoxes of Christian Maturity

  by David Newman

  Paperback £12.99 £10.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-020-3

  David Newman reflects on what it means for Christians to grow to be mature members of the body of Christ, with faith in a God who acts and themselves actively engaged in the church and the world.

  

• Leading a Church to Maturity in Love: A Theological and Practical Guide to Church Leadership

  by David R. Tomlinson and Stephen Cottrell (foreword) ★★★★★

  Paperback £12.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-023-4

  Church leaders frequently encounter tensions and conflict, especially when facing change. Building on extensive experience of leading churches at times of change, David Robert Tomlinson shows how through critical theological reflection and modelling good practice church leaders can facilitate church life that is grounded and transformed by the love of God.

  

• Kingdom Come: Essential theology for the twenty-first century

  by Mark Philps

  Paperback £9.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-003-6

  Kingdom Come makes essential theological topics relevant and readable without diluting the Gospel message. Essential reading for anyone in church leadership.

  

• With God we live without God: Reflections and prayers inspired by the writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  by Martin Lind

  Paperback £8.99 £6.99
  ISBN: 978-1-910519-93-6

  30 reflections and prayers that draw inspiration from the theological challenges, thought-provoking statements, and new intellectual constructs that defined Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s own reflections.

  

• Alternative Collects: Prayers to a Disruptive & Compassionate God

  by Graham Turner ★★★★

  Paperback £9.99 £7.99
  ISBN: 978-1-910519-80-6

  These radical prayers break the mould of the “collect” prayers that are so familiar to millions of Christians worldwide. They are the result of the author’s struggle with the blandness and predictability of so many of the church’s traditional prayers. Useful for both personal and liturgical devotion, these prayers will both challenge and nourish.

  

• The Paradise Tree: Personal Prayer through Poetry

  by John Davey

  Paperback £9.99 £8.99
  ISBN: 978-1-910519-64-6

  A beautiful devotional companion about the experience of God and giving expression to our inner spirituality. Creatively mixing poetry, prose and scripture, this book will challenge preconceptions about the nature of God, heaven, hell, intercessory prayer, and the relevance of human existence within the vastness of an unfathomable universe.

  

• Mission From Below: Growing a Kingdom Community

  by Dr Janet Hodgson and Stephen Conway (foreword) ★★★★★

  Paperback £14.99
  ISBN: 978-1-910519-77-6

  A radical and controversial challenge to the top-down leadership models that are so widespread in the church, instead making the case for a new model of people-driven servant leadership, guided by the Holy Spirit towards kingdom growth rather than church growth.